Thursday, August 30, 2018

Hall Jacob (TTh) Binging with Babish 100

Do you often see yourself mesmerized by food seen on movies and television? Do you wish you could replicate how it's made in your home kitchen? Then look no further, because your solution is here. Witness Andrew Rea in action from a home kitchen in New York City, as he replicates food items from shows like Twin Peaks and movies like the Grand Budapest Hotel. He also has series for people who have just started cooking called "Basics with Babish." 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MbRm5s3i2ik

Navarro, Celeste (MW) Castle Rock 100

The Stephen King multiverse is the setting for this psychological horror series that takes place in Castle Rock, Maine, which is a location familiar to fans of King's work. Castle Rock explores themes and worlds that unite King's canon, including the infamous Shawshank Prison. An anonymous phone call lures death-row attorney Henry Deaver back to Castle Rock. He is unsettled by his hometown, but he returns to help a sinister, mostly mute man being kept in a cage underneath Shawshank.

https://youtu.be/gXsKCQenpt0

Young, Amiracle (TTH) Bring It 100

Bring It is a dance reality tv series that was first released in 2014 on Lifetime. The show is all a Mississippi dance team that travels all over to compete against the top teams. The main cast members on the show are Dianna Williams (the coach), Mimi, which is the mother of the captain of the team (Camryn), Kayla (the assistant coach) and her mom, Selena, who has the 3 girls on the team, and Rittany, which is the mother of the co-captain (Crystianna). The group of girls that are on this dance team happen to be the best , and the one that everyone wants to beat. Each week they have new battles, and even more drama. As teams get ready to go head to head, there can be backstage arguments between coaches, and even fights. The Dancing Dolls remain on top, and continue to get better and better.

https://youtu.be/WlM1BryXEFA


Hardy, Christopher (TTh) Forged in Fire 100

Forged in Fire is a competition show that is aired on the History channel. Produced by Outpost Entertainment. Within each episode, there are four bladesmiths that will have to create a bladed weapon from start to finish. The show is set up with three different rounds where one contestant is eliminated at the end. They are competing for the grand prize of $10,000. The show is hosted by Wil Willis and the help of three other judges. Each episode there is a different theme and style of weapon. I think this show is worth your time as it shows the hands-on craft of blacksmithing, something that is an art of its own. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUcKpkIsMGM

Rollins, Alaina (TTh) Great British Baking Show 100

Follow the trials and tribulations of passionate amateur bakers whose goal is to be named the U.K.'s best. Each week, the bakers tackle a different skill, the difficulty of which increases as the competition unfolds. Mary Berry, a leading cookbook writer, and Paul Hollywood, a top artisan baker, serve as judges. Together with hosts and comic foils Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, Berry and Hollywood search for the country's best amateur baker by testing the competitors' skills on cakes, breads, pastries and desserts, crowning a winner after 10 weeks of competition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRNMzIl0qLo

Gascey, KyJe' (TTH) Falling Skies 100

Falling Skies begins six months after a global invasion by extraterrestrials, where in only days, the invaders neutralized the world's power grid and technology, defeated and largely destroyed all the world's militaries, and killed over 90% of the human population by destroying all of the world's major cities and capitals.  The aliens include mechanical attack drones called "Mechs"; a species of light brown-skinned six-legged beings known as "Skitters" that appear to control the mechs; and a mysterious species known as the Overlords, or "Espheni", presumably the actual engineers of the invasion and the masters of the Skitters.The aliens' objectives are not explained until season 4. They plan to extract helium-3 from Earth's moon to power their technology, and to use humanity as an enslaved front-line army in their war with another alien race. To do this, the aliens round up children between the ages of 8 and 18 and attach a bio-mechanical mind control harness to their spines. Forcibly removing it generally kills the child, but midway through season 1, a surgical method is developed that allows a harness to be safely removed, leaving in place the "spikes" that connected the harness to the spinal column.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CILkO-NCL8c

Molina Martinez, Guarionex (TTH) Red Oaks 100

Red Oaks revolves around NYU film school student David  in the summer of 1985 who is going through the transition between senior year of high school and his start at the NYU film school. In between said transition he is able to score a summer job at the Red Oaks Country Club in New Jersey as a assistant tennis pro. Which comes with an array of quirky and interesting clientele and coworkers. Each and every one of the characters having a hand in trying and helping David makes his directing dream a reality. While his father wants him to buckle down and work at his financing firm as it is a more viable career to lean towards. Along with many personal problem surrounding his relationship with the aerobics instructor and his eye wandering to the daughter of one of the club's founding members. David has many decisions to make with very little time on the clock. Summer isn't infinite and David soon needs to make his mind up on what his future will look like. 

https://t.co/hFYsBGcUs2

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Barrientos, Giselle (TTh) Dr. Ken 100

Dr. Ken, aired from October 2015 to March 2017, is a show that about a Korean-American doctor who lives a normal life with his wife, who is a therapist, his teenage daughter and out of whack son. He struggles to keep everybody happy while still trying to run his doctors office smoothly. He is funny and basically a "cool" dad that has a good relationship with his kids despite all the obstacles thrown at him. 

https://youtu.be/OSfdmOgl_fo

McPherson, Brylee (TTH) Home Movies 100

Home Movies is a comedy-filled adult cartoon, originally aired on UPN in 1999, that moved to Adult Swim in 2001 to 2004. This show revolves around three young friends, who are always together after school, making home movies to avoid the reality of their lives. Brendon Small  is the brains and producer behind their movies, that reflect his own emotions, fantasies, and life struggles, such as his parent's divorce and dealing with their unintelligent soccer coach, Coach McGuirk. Melissa Robbins is the sympathetic, straight A student, raised by a single father, and plays the actress in their movies. Jason Penopolis is ironically the messy oddball in the group, even though he comes from wealth, but who's parents never show any concern for, plays the actor in their movies. Lastly, Coach McGuirk, who's voice actor is also Bob on Bob's Burgers, Archer from Archer, and Jason's, sees these three kids as his friends, and tries to be a role model and stick up for them, though he constantly gives bad advice, has a tendency to be rude, and drinks frequently. The show revolves around their everyday life, and with all the laughter and escapes, comes life lessons they learn along the way. 

https://youtu.be/1rHIrUUy2UI

Mieres, Tariq (MW) Wild Wild Country 100

A true story of a small conservative town in Antelope, Oregon that a cult purchase land and creates a community next to them. In 1981 the cult and towns peoples cultures began to clash cause what almost became a war. Learn the story of the cult and the experience of the towns people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBLS_OM6Puk

Torres, Ryan (TTh) Deadman Wonderland 100

Aired in Spring 2011, under Manglobe Studios, Deadman Wonderland was based off of its manga that was previously published. What seems to start off as a normal day for high school student, Ganta Igarashi, quickly turns upside down when a mysterious man in red massacres his entire classroom. He then gets framed, and convicted as the murderer. He is then sent to an amusement park-themed jail facility, where he must compete in degrading carnival games in order to win & survive. He also discovers he has enigmatic powers that he utilizes in order to clear his name from Deadman Wonderland.

Link: https://youtu.be/T33wfvCxEG4

Mims, Shamar (TTH) Castelvania 100

Castlevania is a spin-off series to the popular game "Castlevania" but takes place after the events of the game. The story sets off with a young woman visiting Dracula's castle to seek out knowledge that is forbidden within her village to better the people there. When the people find out that she is messing around with science, they accuse her of witchcraft and burn her from the stake. When Dracula, who married the young woman, finds out that the villagers killed her, he sends out at plague of demons amongts the people cursing them that in a year they will all be wiped out; That is until a vampire hunter named Trevor Belmont, a sorcerer, and Dracula's son band together to try and stop Dracula from wiping out humanity.

https://youtu.be/z0kaYs8SbMs

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Barron, Abelardo (TTh) Patrick Melrose 100

"Patrick Melrose" was born to wealthy aristocratic family with a long history in substance abuse. His dark and tremulous journey eventually lands him at rock bottom and Melrose comes to revelation that's time for change. His epiphany, embarks him on a journey to redemption as he attempts to right his wrongs and rebuild broken relationships. As expected, history repeats itself and Melrose falls back into old habits. The demons Melrose has created for himself prove to be ones not easily conquered. But, will Melrose ever truly become sober again? Only he can decide.
 
http://www.sho.com/video/59715/patrick-melrose-trailer

Hutchinson, Dominique (TTH) Kantaro: Sweet Tooth Salaryman 100

Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman is a coproduced Netflix comedy series with TV Tokyo following the adventures of a everyday Japanese man named Ametani Kantarou, with a rather interesting hobby, he loves to critique local restaurants and describes the food/sweets in an unusual comedic-euphoric way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm5H9MoBdy8

Mendez, Anthony (TTh) Money Heist 100

Money Heist is a Spanish series, is the most non-English-speaking series in the history of Netflix, It premiered in May 2017, and it's about how a man called The Professor with the help of eight recruits, perform the biggest heist in history, trying to dock the Royal Spanish Mint in 11 days, the identity of the team members are secret, so they use aliases from different countries to be able to communicate with each other, the professor will assign tasks to each one which must be developed without question, following the plan even though everything seems to go wrong. And a third season that will be aired in 2019 was confirmed.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAXA1DV4dtI

Hawkins, Summer (TTh) Disenchantment 100

Disenchantment is a new cartoon created by Matt Groenig, creator of the Simpsons. This comedy follows Bean, a young princess with a drinking problem, who runs away from an arranged marriage. With her on her journey is friendly Elfo, and her own personal demon who is named Luci. Disenchantment is a dark comedy that anyone who is a fan of PG-13 cartoons will enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp_RnJcb8Ig

Asher, Cason (TTh) The Mist 100

The Mist is a TV show adaptation of the Stephen King story of the same name. The show is available to stream on Netflix. A strange mist has come upon a small town. Those caught inside of it have their innermost fears revealed to them, and most don't live to tell their story. This is scary enough as it is, and while the citizens of the town are distracted trying to figure out if the mist is a work of God, man or nature, the true horror sets in: survival instincts. Throughout the series we follow Kevin and some unlikely friends fight their way to the mall, where Kevin's wife and daughter are trapped. We also see the lives of the people trapped in the mall, a large group of survivors who slowly self-destruct through lies, fear and hunger.

Trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/INZJP8vUL_c

Lowe, Madison (TTh) Don't Be Tardy 100

Don't Be Tardy is an American Reality television show that follows the lives of Kim Zolciak, and her husband Kroy Biermann. Kim is best known from her cast on reality TV show, The Real housewives of Atlanta while her Husband is known by many as a NFL outside linebacker who was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 2008. The first season of Don't be Tardy documented the couple preparing to tie the knot. Since then it has been renewed for many season giving the audience a look into the luxurious life of the entire Biermann family. Kim was married before and had 2 daughters Brielle and Ariana, before having KJ, Kash, Kaia, and Kane with her current husband Kroy. This show was picked up by Bravo in 2012 and has since then had 6 seasons. Here is a promo of the Reality show http://www.bravotv.com/dont-be-tardy/season-6/episode-11/videos/the-biermanns-arrive-in-turks-and-caicos

https://www.bing.com/th?id=OVP.uyVAWIgAit3-J4nSaVJnzAHgEO&pid=Api

Ramirez, Arlett (MW) Mayans MC 100

Mayans MC is an upcoming television series that will premiere on FX on September 4. The show was created by Kurt Sutter, the same creator of the series Sons of Anarchy. It's a spin-off of Sons of Anarchy since it takes place in the same universe only two years after the events of Sons of Anarchy. The show will focus on Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes, a prospect in the Mayan MC charter near the California and Mexico border.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tokSeISW1XQ

Kretschmer, Luke (TTh) The Pacific 100

This HBO miniseries directed and produced by Steven Speilberg and Tom Hanks, The Pacific is based on true accounts of the United States Marines during WWII. The show is based on accounts of the brave Marines who fought in the pacific islands against the empire of Japan. Showing the viewers what men in this time period went through and the adversity they faced during their times in war. With actors who looked somewhat like who they portrayed (like Rami Malek and Jon Bernthal) the show makes it a point to be as concise as possible to telling the truest versions of stories as possible viewers.

https://youtu.be/e99B80crU3E

Carbajal, Alexa (MW) Tokyo Girl 75

Tokyo Girl is an Amazon Prime original that follows the life of a professional 23-year-old girl transitioning into city life and continues until she turns 40. The show also shows the expectations of women in a  different culture and the main character Aya adjusting her values throughout time.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07C64KTJ7

Sandstrom, Michael (TTH) Altered Carbon 100

Altered Carbon is a Netflix Original series that premiered on February 2, 2018. It is set in the 25th century where consciousness can be downloaded, digitized, and stored in small objects called stacks. Once this technology was discovered, this allowed some humans to become immortal, escaping physical death. If one desired, they could be "re-sleeved" into another body completely. This particular season follows Takeshi Kovacs, once an elite warrior known as an Envoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8PsZki6NGU

Hall, Emilee (MW) Dark Tourist 100

Dark Tourist is a new Netflix Original TV series that first premiered in July of 2018. The whole concept of the show is to highlight the subset of tourism. As opposed to visiting beaches, parks, and other popular attractions, this series shows the dark side of tourism—like scoping out places associated with negativity, death, weirdness, and darkness. Journalist and writer of the show David Farrier takes his viewers on a dark and twisted journey as the viewers examine his travel experiences first hand. From witnessing an exorcism in Mexico to conversing with Jeffery Dahmer's lawyer to meeting vampires in New Orleans, Farrier does and sees it all in this Netflix series. I recommend this show to anyone who is curious, loves to travel or maybe even has a dark side his or herself. The show's executive producers are David Farrier, and Carthew Neal.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vV1xaLCONw

Sutton, Kennedy (MW) Insatiable 100

One of many new Netflix series, Insatiable tells the journey of former "Fatty Patty", taking on her peers and alcoholic mother after losing seventy-pounds. Patty is a problematic girl and gets her self in many sticky situations, but with the guidance of her pageant coach, her coach believes the both can go far in the pageant world. On the other hand, Patty's coach has many issues of his own from struggling with his career, marriage, and himself. With the two main characters being so problematic together they make a great team. Overall the humorous show is full of, revenge,suspense, love triangles, misjudgment, struggling in self identity, sexuality, and murder.

https://youtu.be/z-81WVD8xTs

Monday, August 27, 2018

Colon, Nereliz (MW) Station 19 100

Station 19 is an American drama series from Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder creator and executive producer, Shonda Rhimes. This series takes viewers through the very mundane duties of a fire fighter, and the treacherous and dangerous fires they risk their lives fighting. The main character, Puerto Rican American actress Jaina Lee Ortiz, is Andy, the fire chief's daughter, and a stubborn yet smart and caring fire fighter. Also in this show is Ben Warren, played by actor Jason George, who many know from Grey's Anatomy as Chief Miranda Bailey's husband. In this series, you'll fall in love with the characters and grow an attachment to them, much like all other characters created by the brilliant Shonda Rhimes. The executive producer, Stacy McKee, is also a writer for Grey's Anatomy, and makes her debut as an executive producer with this series. Station 19 can be watched on ABC and is also streamed on Hulu. Season 2 is set to premier on Thursday, October 4th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOoLSRCmd1c&t=2s

De Leon, Lesly (MW) Cloak & Dagger 100

Based on the comics, Marvel's Cloak & Dagger is a 2018 Freeform television series created by Joe Pokaski that ties into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starring Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt, the show tells the story of Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen, two teenagers with different backgrounds who acquired superpowers in a life-changing event that connects their pasts. With excellent filmography and great story-telling that centers around the characters, this show is a must-watch. Season one can be watched on Hulu; season two will air in 2019.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7UcnSvxpHs

Squyres, John (MW) Aggretsuko 100

Aggretsuko is a Japanese comedy anime about a 25 year-old accountant named Retsuko who hates her job. After dealing with the minutiae of her job and co-workers, most notably her "pig" of a boss, Retsuko vents her frustrations by singing death metal karaoke.

The show was released on Netflix in April 2018, with a 10-episode season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY4mWEYKuZ8

Smith, Adam (MW) Fleabag 100

Fleabag is a black comedy about a middle-aged woman struggling with the guilt and turmoil caused by casual romantic hook-ups and an unhealthy family dynamic. Written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the series has us rooting for the lead character before revealing her deep flaws, causing the viewer to question her motives and their choice to follow along and laugh through it all. Waller-Bridge is constantly breaking the fourth way, drawing the viewer in and further implicating them in the story. The show is both cynical and hilarious. It also breaks many story-telling and television conventions, making it stand out from other contemporary comedies. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Uv6cb9YRs

Suarez, Mariela (MW) Magic For Humans 10

This show is a Netflix special that shows the unique interaction between the unexplained and everyday problems humans encounter in their every day lives. Of course through magic. The show's host is Justin Willman a really famous magician as he takes to the streets to wow the casual passerby. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvFqi-YFWe8